“So, which Brooklyn Post Office bites the most? Is it the Kensington Post Officer, where the guy was went postal on the famous YouTube vid last year? The Times Plaza Post Office, whose horrors could generate its own blog? Or the Ninth Street Post Office in Park Slope, whos suckitude has also been well documented? […]

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“A Domino’s Pizza marketing campaign that offers speech lessons to Brooklynites who want to rid themselves of their ‘annoying, fake’ accents has irked borough pizza lovers. The telephone hotline campaign, a tie-in to the national chain’s Brooklyn Style pizza, argues, among other inaccuracies, that fuhgeddaboudit is – get this – three words. ‘Our accent-recognition technology […]

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Nevermind the prudish reactions to the news about Babeland opening on Bergen Street in Park Slope. There is evidence that the Slope is a very, uh, lustful place. “…not only are Park Slopers uninhibited; they’re downright kinky! A quick browse through Craigslist’s personals for this particular pocket of Brooklyn proves it. Park Slope is rife […]

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Things may be looking up for subway access in parts of Brooklyn as MTA chief Eliott Sander announced that the MTA “is studying plans to rejuvinate the sleeping giant of a rail line that passes near the Junction from points east in Brooklyn and Queens.” The plan would involve converting a freight line for subway […]

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Although a flood watch is still in effect, the forecast calls for rain early this morning with clouds eventually giving way to some sun. The high will be 58. Tonight will be breezy with patchy clouds and a low of 37.–Accuweather

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Wheat prices are up and poppy seed prices are skyrocketing, so brace for widespread dollar bagels or worse. Bagels Plus in Bensonhurst has even stopped selling poppy bagels because they say the price would be too high. (Is this a harbinger of poppy bagel doom?) Don’t ask what will happen to the cost of a […]

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“There was the famous case of the language poet from Red Hook who grew despondent when the Shift key on her MacBook broke. She couldn’t write for weeks. Overcome by melancholy humors, she jumped into the enchanted, glowing waters of the Gowanus Canal, her pockets full of stones. And … she was cured! The metaphors […]

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Gabby Warshawer scores the Park Slope food scoop of the year with the news that Ghenet, the Ethiopian restaurant on Mulberry Street in Nolita, is opening on Fourth Avenue at Douglass Street. Now, that’s Park Slope news.–Brownstoner

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The wonderful Kevin Walsh, the force behind the Forgotten NY website and book, will be at Word Books in Greenpoint on Thursday (3/6) at 7:30PM. He will be doing a presentation followed by a Q&A. Word Books is at 126 Franklin Street. The event is free, of course.–New York Shitty

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Although the sun is out very early today, it will be mostly cloudy with mist and fog. The high will reach 60 degrees. The low tonight will be 47 and there will be heavy rain, with a thunderstorm and some gusty winds.–Accuweather

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The latest missive to Brooklyn residents from Forest City Ratner touts the Community Benefits agreement related to Atlantic Yards. “You gotta love the seven(!) images containing the dummy copy of ‘Ye Olde Community Benefits Agreement.‘ Complete with frayed and crumbling edges, calligraphy font and faux-antique yellowing — the sub-text that the CBA is make-believe couldn’t […]

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Are shills for developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities posting on the Coney Island Message Board? Possibly. “While some of these accusations may have been overblown, one recent post by new user ‘born_in_brooklyn’ (who identifies herself as ‘Alice’) is such blatant pro-Thor propaganda that one can’t help but suspect that Thor is employing some nefarious […]

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The Fading Ad Blog, which fascinates us every day with its photos and words, has turned one. Among the things it features on its first anniversary is some auto-related signage from Clinton Hill and the Kingston Lounge in Crown Heights. Happy birthday, and here’s to a second year of cool stuff.

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Is a sex toy shop too much for Park Slope? Could be. Brownstoner broke the news of the new Toys in Babeland shop on Bergen Street last week. And, now, some resident are saying “no way” to the dil…sex toys. IE:”‘I don’t think it’s the ideal location for a provocative business,’ said resident Bruce Osborne, […]

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Some siding has come off a house in Windsor Terrace on Tenth Avenue at 17th Street and, apparently, the new version is going to be brick. “I’m not sure if the bricks they’re using on it were underneath the siding or if they came from elsewhere, but they are very nice bricks, in the sense […]

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Before Starbucks set up shop on Smith Street, there was Hughes Coffee. In fact, there were two branches. One is now Rime. The other is, uh, came down to create the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Bet the coffee was good.–PMFA

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It will be party sunny today with a high of 55 degrees, although it will feel like a meer 52. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 46, leading into a gloomy and misty day on Tuesday.–Accuweather

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Among the “unauthorized activities” as Forest City Ratner’s MetroTech in Downtown Brooklyn is (surprise) photography. “While I was walking around the Commons, shooting a few photos, a couple of security guards told me (nicely) that photography was not permitted. I had already taken the photos I wanted, and they didn’t ask for the camera. Only […]

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It’s worth noting again there’s a meeting coming up to organize a new McCarren Park group to help push for a lot of improvements and changes to the park. It takes place at Automotive High School at 50 Bedford Ave. on Monday night at 7PM.–New York Shitty

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If you’ve looked outside, this is redundant, but it will be mostly sunny today. The high will be a balmy, early March 46, but it will feel like 42. Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 34. Tomorrow, the temperature is expected to hit 55.–Accuweather

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“The Brooklyn cat lady who grabbed headlines in a string of bank robberies to help pay for her cat’s medical bills was caged last night after her arraignment in yet another heist. Catherine Kaczanowski, 49, was held in lieu of $15,000 bail for allegedly ripping off a North Fork branch on New Utrecht Avenue in […]

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It’s either just another one of those development delays that are common or another piece of evidence that some planned buildings may not be built, but there’s has been a suspicious lack of activity at the site of the second Oro condo highrise off Flatbush Avenue. The hole remains a bit hole.–Brownstoner

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The dispute between the buyer of a loft at the Toy Factory Lofts and the developers is an interesting. A buyer is suing because he claims the building leaks water and he’ll be losing his view to an Avalon Bay tower. The developer had offered to buy the unit back at cost, plus expenses, but […]

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Haven’t read a nice, long feature story on the Exxon-Mobil Oil Spill in Greenpoint recently? Want a refresher on the “55-acre plume of oil floating on top of groundwater 30-40 feet underground” and how people “have been living with the spill for more than 50 years, enduring vapors seeping into some basements and wafting through […]

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There’s still the chance of a shower today, with a mix of sun and clouds. It could also be breezy, with some strong gusts possible. The high will be 45, but it will feel like 35. Tonight will be partly cloudy and chilly, with a low of 29 that will feel like 15. Tomorrow is […]

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